Once Global Chat is downloaded, users can click on a link from a Web page to enter a chat channel. A new window containing ongoing chat is opened, along with any graphics or sounds being transmitted.

Enabling users to surf the Web and chat at the same time will make new types of programming more feasible, company officials say. According to Prospero officials, Web programs for providing interactive celebrity interviews and special-interest community discussion groups are currently in the works for Global Chat users.